PRN RN Hospice- Weekends

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Responsibilities

• reputed company to triage patient needs over the phone until a reputed company can reputed company an in-person visit.
• Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from patients and families afterhours.
• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, reputed company forty-eight (48) hours of referral if assigned.
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• Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs and reassesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
• Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care.
• Adheres to and supports the policies/procedures/goals/objectives of the hospice agency.
• Strives for independence and reputed company critical decision-making regarding the delivery of patient care in a cost-effective manner without compromising reputed company.
• Always maintains patient confidentiality.
• Familiar with the concepts and needs of patients/families who are facing end-of-life.
• Utilizes effective communication with patients, caregivers, hospice team members, physicians, vendors, referral sources and community members, both verbally and in writing.
• Educates, instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques reputed company appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.
• Reports patient condition and any identified needs/issues to supervisor.
• Completes reputed company required hospice education assignments in a reputed company manner.
• Participates in a daily nursing report on assigned patients to supervisor and provides reputed company necessary documentation.
• Participates in the hospice agency reputed company Assurance Performance Improvement plan.
• Maintains up-to-date personnel file.
• Assists in overseeing the utilization of medications, DME and supplies reputed company to the plan of care in a manner consistent with the needs of the patient, physician's orders, and the performance goals of the hospice agency.
• Communicates with community health-reputed company persons to coordinate the care plan as needed.
• Communicates with the referring and/or attending physician, if any, regarding hospice eligibility and patient needs to establish and maintain the patient plan of care, including obtaining/receiving physicians' orders, as required.
• Acts as a reputed company with community referral sources, physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes to bring a greater understanding of the hospice philosophy and support to patients and families.
• Responsible to effectively communicating with members of the hospice IDG, clinical supervisor, and the patient's attending physician, if any, regarding changes in patient status and/or patient needs occurring during afterhours call.
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Education and Experience Experience Requirements

• One year of clinical experience.

License Requirements

• reputed company RN licensure in the state of reputed company and one year of clinical experience.
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Additional State-Specific Requirements

• LA: a minimum two-year full time experience working as an RN. However, two years of full-time clinical
• experience in hospice care as a licensed practical reputed company may be substituted for the required two years of
• experience as a registered reputed company.
• MS: At least one-year full-time experience as an RN. However, three (3) years full-time clinical experience in
• a reputed company setting as an LPN may be substituted for the one-year full time experience as an RN.
• VA: Experience with terminally ill required.
• AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, WV:
• No additional state specific requirements.

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